articles
Carrots, self-actualisation or a better world: What motivates us to work?
BOOK REVIEW: Over the past 100 years, researchers have studied what motivates us to work. A new book sums up the trends and conclusions.
24 Nov 2020
Business simulation games allow students to lose EUR 50,000 while earning learning
Thanks to two business simulation games, CBS students are learning the complex theories and mechanics behind running a business. “I had to lay off a supplier because he didn’t do his job well enough,” says a student.
23 Nov 2020
Ministers host summit on young people’s wellbeing during the pandemic
With help from 80 organizations, experts and young people, the Minister for Higher Education and Science and the Minister for Culture hope to find new activities and initiatives to improve young people’s well-being during the pandemic.
23 Nov 2020
First-year students struggling to study under “extreme conditions”
First-year students from the IBP program have on average received one on-campus lecture a week since semester start, which is causing demotivation to study, loneliness and thoughts of dropping out. The President of CBS Students, the Director of Program Administration and the Dean of Education respond to the situation.
18 Nov 2020
Program Director of International Business and Politics: “I fully understand that our students are not getting a ‘normal’ university experience”
Edward Ashbee answers questions concerning his first-year students’ frustrations at not receiving more than an average of one on-campus lecture a week since September.
18 Nov 2020
First-year students have had one on-campus lecture a week since September: “We’ve considered dropping out”
Signe Helms and Anna Selma Wentzer share the consequences of not having more than one on-campus lecture a week on average. Seventy-three of their fellow students from the IBP program share the same frustrating feeling of being overlooked by CBS.
18 Nov 2020
70 CBS students run a pop-up website featuring student-friendly activities in Copenhagen
Ever had a hard time finding an affordable café or activity as a student? As a part of the course Digital Marketing Strategy, a class of 70 CBS students have invented StudentLifeCPH.com – a website suggesting great places to eat, drink and have fun around Copenhagen on SU. But although it may all sound like a regular business idea, instead it mimics one.
17 Nov 2020
“It’s vital, utterly vital that we continue the dialogue across boundaries with China”
A student has brought the introduction of Hong Kong’s National Security Law up for discussion among members of the IBA study board. Are students from Hong Kong protected from the extraterritorial law? The Academic Program Director reflects on the situation, and a CBS student reports from Hong Kong, where the new law and Covid-19 are inextricably linked.
17 Nov 2020
How hiring multi-ethnic employees could increase Danish exports
COMMENT: Danish companies that are not inclusive towards migrant workers and multi-ethnic Danes are making unnecessarily heavy weather of navigating the current coronavirus crisis.
16 Nov 2020
“It was an emotional rollercoaster to go from poverty in Tanzania to a corporate headquarters position”
Since graduating from CBS, Sara Lyng has worked in a wide range of areas. Watch her telling her emotional rollercoaster story in the video below, produced by Emil Nørgaard Munk from Teaching & Learning by CBS.
12 Nov 2020
“I’m not changing my research”
Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard, CBS Professor with expertise in Chinese politics, describes what is happening in Hong Kong with the instatement of the National Security Law as “unfortunate, worrisome and sad”. But he is not worried about his or other researchers’ academic freedom. At least not yet.
11 Nov 2020
“It fills my heart with grief that I would no longer feels safe returning to a place I hold dear ”
The introduction of the Hong Kong National Security Law has prompted researchers across the world to sign a petition and statement concluding that the new law is an assault on academic freedom. As the only Dane, Line Marie Thorsen, a Postdoc at Aarhus University, has signed the petition, as the law has severe consequences for her research.
11 Nov 2020
A new one-year master’s degree at CBS focuses on an industry forced to its knees
Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Management, a new master’s program, collaborates with businesses in a crisis-hit industry. And the crisis can actually make the education even more relevant, according to the program's Academic Director, Sebastian Zenker. Roskilde Festival, one of the eight collaborating companies, is excited about the initiative.
Updated: 12 Feb 2021
5 great apps to simplify your life and help you save tons of money
Simplifying your life while saving money - doesn’t that sound like a perfect combination? In this article, student writer Caroline Sølver shares five great apps that help you save time and money. Read along for some great tips.
10 Nov 2020
In CBS’ backyard lies a very special house
CBS has been the contractor behind the retrofit of the more than 100-year-old police station that has now been transformed into Station – A Student Innovation House. Tore Klitgaard and Mads Vigen from Estates Management at CBS reflect on the building process, which has exceeded “business as usual”.
10 Nov 2020